We know what we believe, we know where we stand and we know where we are going. |
We must boldly address the challenges of border security first. |
We must dedicate our efforts to preventing terrorist attacks whether biological, conventional or unconventional by gathering intelligence and stopping events before they occur. |
We must dedicate ourselves to healing those wounds of division that have been reopened so prominently during the past few weeks, |
We must do everything we can to support our armed forces, ... This legislation guarantees that our military personnel will have the equipment and resources they need to get the job done. |
We need to increase refinement capacity, provide more energy resources, encourage conservation, invest in science and technology, and, most importantly, transition toward energy independence, including the use of more alternative fuels, |
We need to remember that you can have access to the personal accounts, which will grow much faster than either prices or wages, |
We owe them a deep debt of gratitude for their courage, for their valor, for their strength, for their commitment to our country, |
We should not diminish in any way the fact that there were acts of heroism by individuals and victories by our first responders who risked their lives, ... But we all agree that in many areas the initial relief response to Hurricane Katrina was unacceptable at the local, state and federal levels. Americans deserve answers. We must do all we can to learn from this tragedy, improve the system and protect all of our citizens. |
We stand united; we speak as one team; and we will transform this moment into a catalyst for unity and positive change. |
We still plan to complete Senate floor action on the Roberts nomination by the start of the new Supreme Court session, Oct. 3, 2005. |
We'll come together, and there will be compromise, but compromise that will be to the satisfaction of the majority of people in the House and the Senate. |
We'll get the votes ... we'll have the votes by tomorrow. |
We're going to have a busy time, |
We're going to take a hard, hard look at our disaster response. We are here to work. We've got our sleeves rolled up, and we are ready to address it aggressively. |